Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Family Reunion Over the 4th

Grandma had a rough weekend, but she always had someone by her side and I think she really enjoyed seeing all of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren together!
Courtney is going to be mad at me for posting this, but I think it is a beautiful picture!
Karsyn and Belle trying to fix Grandpa's fence.
Why is it that we all circle around the fire?
A beautiful day on the lake!
Sam kept the little ones busy in the water!
Grandma got a lot of cruises back and forth to the dock, with four boats and two pontoons we still had to make a couple of trips to get all 62 of us out there. One boat caught on fire and there was lots of smoke and Kaydree was ready to jump off before it blew up and one broken propeller on another, other than that...we had a blast!

The sand is always a hit.Auntie Karen and Belle.
Playing dominoes with Grandma.



62 people, 6 boats, 4 campers and 4 tents and one crazy kitten that Hazen kept trying to rescue.
In the background is the puddle that kept the kids entertained all weekend.
Love those early morning pictures.
After all the on and off again rain showers, we were all checking for wet rumps..
We had lots of laughs and made a lot of memories.



It was a little crazy to be in sweatshirts and coats over the 4th.It was fun taking pictures of the guy who is usually behind the camera, Tim.

Tim and Jill looking so happy together, they had their wedding out at my parents house 5 years ago, I think? I wonder if there was a romantic feeling between the two of them?
After a great weekend Grandma had to be checked into the hospital for her back pain. I am so grateful for the time she got to spend with everyone on Saturday. It makes me realize how precious our time together as a family, really is....I am so glad that I didn't have to miss this time together. Each of us are who we are because we belong to this family it will always be part of who we are and I realize what a blessing that is.

8 comments:

Kathy Koch said...

What a wonderful weekend it was. We all had such a good time and we really enjoyed seeing everyone.
Thanks for taking the pictures for us to see. One of the pictures little miss cj was so happy about.....

Samantha Hussong said...

Honestly Kristen - did you have to post the picture of me in a swimsuit? Thanks Kathy and Steve for hosting us all. It really was a nice time spending the weekend with family.

Linz said...

Kris, Your pictures are such great quality. So clear, such great close-ups.

shantel said...

That looks like quite the party!!

How fun to have so much family all together.

Serena said...

Thanks for posting the pictures, they turned out great. We are glad you had a great time!! Hope Grandma is doing better.

Queen of the Rancho said...

What a fun time! I always cherish time with family. We are looking forward to seeing you next week. Hang in there -- I know pregnancy is not an easy thing, but the outcome is so worth it. :-) -- Nani

Danny and Shalayne said...

looks like you had a fun 4th! I would love to paint your girls piggy toes!!! anytime!

Janice Anderson said...

What a wonderful family occasion! Thanks for posting all of those fun pictures.